RandomAngeleno

RandomAngeleno t1_ja213jv wrote

Once the results are certified, the lottery knows exactly where and when the winning ticket was sold. There's only 2-3 days between Powerball drawings, so the lottery notifies the shop within hours of a drawing because the seller gets a prize commission for selling the winning tickets, too. During that time, especially for large jackpots, they request copies of any and all footage of the winning sale.

There's no "depending how long ago" here because this is all done within hours of the drawing, and even Mega Millions doesn't go longer than 4 days between draws. Most camera systems for lotto sellers hold video for that long.

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